The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896 FRYE'S SCHEME MEETS DEFEAT, Not to Be Permitted to Name the Deep-Harbor Site Commission. SENATOR WHITE WINS. Uses Some Vigorous Language Before the Conference Committee. HOOKER FIGURES AS A CATSPAW It Is Now Certain That the Amend- ment Recently Passed Will Not Be Set Aside. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—Senator White appeared before the conference committee on the river and harbor bill this morning and made such a vigorous protest against their appointment of a board to select a deep-harbor site that they finally yielded. At least, Senator White was informed to-night by a member of the committee that this(the only remaining | item of dispute) will probably be settled to-morrow morning and that the confer- ence committee will agree to the amend- from $75,000 to $50,000. The restraining barrier (Yuba River) remains unchanged. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. There 1s Yet a Hitch in the Land Clas- sification Bill. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—Among California arrivals sre W. C. Ralston and Charles 8, Greene of San Francisco. Mr. Ralston stopped over en route from New York to look after the miners’ interests. The conference committee on River and Harbor both agreed to let the appropria- tion for restraining works on the Yuba River remain as it is in the bill as it passed the Senate. The bill to classify California mineral lands, having been amended in the Senate s0 as to include Oregon, went back to the House, where it was referred to the Com- mittee on Public Lands. The committee reported in favor of adonting the Senate amendment, but for some reason which the California Senators and Representa- tives cannot understand the managers in the House have neglected to bring up the bill so as to have the Senate amendment concurred in. : Several days ago Speaker Reed promised Representative Loud that he would recog- nize him for the purpose of calling up the bitl, but he has not kept his word. The Californians are fearful that the matter will be delayed too long, and cannot un- derstand why Speaker Reed does not recognize some Californian. g6 oo guraneis Murphy’s Nomination Confirmed. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The Senate in executive session to-day con- firmed the nomination of Dominic L. Mur- phy, nominated to be Commissioner of Pensions and then reconsidered its action. He will be confirmed at a subsequent ses- sion. Mr. Murphy was confirmed without opposition, Senators Chandler, Gallinger, Harris, Cockrell and others making speeches in his favor. Confirmation re- sulted without the formality of a vote. Troops for Tongue River. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The War Department took cognizance of the Indian trouble on the Tongue River Res- | ervation, Mont., by sending telegraphic airections to General Brooke, command- inf the military department of Dakota at St. Paul, to dispatch such troops to the scene of the hostile disirict as he may ment proposed by Frye on Tuesday a week | deem necessary ago and passed by the Senate, providing for & board of one naval officer, one officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and three civil engineers to be appointed by ma; President. White used some vigorous language be- fore the committee this morning. He ad- dressed his remarks particularly to Hooker of New York, chairman of the House Com- mittee on Rivers and Harbors, who is a member of the conference committee and of those who desired to repudiate ’s Senate compromise. 1e fact is that Fry who proposed to substitute a board to be appointed by the conference comm:ittee, but he is making Hooker his catspaw. . this morning (while ostensioly addressing ni s remarks to Hooker): understand there d some p-water harbor- matter, and that ite a board to be appointed by to wmake a deep harbor loca- d of s Navy an Geodetic Survey. »w just why this substitution is de- Frye remained silent, but Hooker un- ine to speak for the committee, President might not make these app pointees n intments, and if he did the ap- = t not accept.” us explanation was so pal- that Senator White could only “Whny, my dear sir, the Executive not refuse to carry out the act of ss, and do you think for one mo- that the gentlemen appointed to me make this selection will refuse to serve? | appropriates $50,000 to pay five ners for only a few months’ o you think they could refuse eight or ten thousand dollars each for this have you in California affairs? 1 hereby serve notice that if the amendment pro- posed by Senator Frye and passed by the Senate is repudiated I will use my best vors to show to the Senate that there is another motive back of all this. Another question I would like answered 1s,‘Why do you threaten to strike out the San Pedro inner harbor unless you have your way and appoint the outer harbor board yourselves? Hooker replied: “Because unless pro- vision is made for an outer harbor there will be no need for inner harbor improve- men White replied hotly: ;“You only confess you know nothing about California yor matters. The inner-harbor project s nothing whatever todo with the outer rbor. You expose your dense igno- rance. White was angrily aggressive and a per- sonal encounter between the two men seemed imminent. White finally went out of the committee-room, however, leav- ing the conferees silent and amazed at the Californian’s outhurst. Frye, however, stubbornly refused to yield and made out a list of five names to be appointed mem- bers of the board to select the harbor. They were as follows: Rear-Admiral J. G. Walker, T. C. Mendenhall, iate superin- tendent of the Coast and Goedetic Survey ; Thomas C. Clark, president of the Ameri- can Society of Engineers; Alfred Noble of New York and Colonel H. G. Prout of New York. These names were handed to Senator White latter in the day with the request that he consult the chief of the War Department engineers, Craighill, as to the character and competency. Mr. White saw Craighill and then reported to his colleajues. ‘It was as 1 expected. 0f course, Mr. Craighill did not care to express any opinion about these engi- neers.” Late this afternoon Senators Gorman and Faulkner said to Frye that it would never do for the Senate conferees to re- pudiate t' e amendment propnsed by Frye and passed by the Senate. They said it would provoke great hostility and in the end would be disgraceful. Frye probably yielded to their advice, for to-night Sena- tor White received word that the confer- ence committee would recede from its posi- tion and recommend the Senate amend- ment providing for & board to be appointed by the President, Secretary of the Navy and Superintendent of the Coast and Goedetic ~urvey. However, in view of the treachery of Frye as evidenced of late, they do not by any means feel assured that all is well, but whatever may be the report of the confer- ence committee, one thing is sure, the Senate will have to stand by its action of last Tuesday or else no river and harbor bill conference report will be passed in the Scnate, Many Senators are indignant at Senator Frye's treachery and are reticently beginning to believe that he has some self- ish interest in Huntington’s success. The deep harbor matter is the only point not yet settled. The committee decided to recommenda the continuous contract for Oakland harbor, but decreases the appro- priation to be available next fiscal year t ha ha; himself is the one | or White said to the committee | AGREE ON APPROPRIATIONS Changes in the Sundry Civil Bill Decided Upon by the Conferees. Eighty Thousand Dollars for a Light- ship for San Francisco Harbor. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The conferees on the sundry civil bill to-day made a partial report on the items of the leaving the selection of | joard to the President, Secretary | ships for service off ire Island, N. Y., off | Superintendent of Coast | Diumond Show, Cape Hatteras and in San I would like to | Francisco Bay. e? What airect personal interest | Senate to which the House conferees have embers of this committee want to | agreed: Directing the Treasury to submit plans for a hall of records in Washington, D. C. Aporopriating $80,000 each for light Permitting officers of the revenue cutter service to make allotments of their pay. Salary of Consul at Alexandretta, Turk- ish dominions, §1500. Authorizing the necessary office rent for irom the $100,000 heretofore appropriated for the expenses of the commission. Increasing from $50,000 to $100,000 the kane, Wash. Appropriating $40,000 each for improvements at Fort Harrison and Fort Russell, Wyo. Califormia Debris Commission. Appropriating $12,500 for 2500 sets of the historical publication of General James D. McBride and directing their distribution. Increasing from $5000 to $12,000 the amount for purchase of reindeer for Alaska. The Senate conferees receded from the foliowing amendments and they were stricken from the bill : Appropriating $50,000, $50,000 and $200,- 000 for steam revenue cutters for service respectively on the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Coast and vicinity of New York. For purchase of a machine gun of mus- ket calioer, $15,000. Increasing from $300,000 to $400,000 the amount for new buildings for military posts. For telegraph cable between Alcatraz Island and Angel Island, Cal., $6000. Under the expenses of United BStates courts- compromises were rsached. The item of §817,000 for fees and expenses of passed by the House was increased by the Senate to $1,500,000. As finaliy a, reed upon the amount is 000. For States District Attorneys the Senate in- creased the amount from $205,000 to $400,- 000 and the compromise is ‘at $275,000. Salaries of Assistant United States Attor- neys—House $65,000, Senate $100,000; agreed to $85,000. Fees of clerks—House $165,000, Senate $300,000; compromise, $220,000. Fees United States Commission- ers—House $170,000, Senate $300,000; compromise, $225,000. Fees of jurors— House $400,000, Senate $300,000; compro- mise $533,000. Fees of witnesses—House $750,000, Senate $1,400,000; compromise, $1,066,000. Suppor: of United States pris- oners—House $320,000, Senate $600,000; compromise, $460,000. . CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE. Bills to Be Favorably Heported to the House. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The House Commerce Committee to-day favor- ably reported the following bills: Provid- ing that no telegraph or cable company enjoying exclusive privileges or franchise from foreign Governments may land their lines in this country without the consent of Congress; for the appointment of a sur- veyor of customs,at Des Moines, Towa. Last week the committee passed areso- lution to withdraw from the House the Sherman bill, which had been reported a few weeks previously and amended, and the imprisonment feature of the interstate commerce law, by substituting thereior a fine of $15,000 for each violation of the statute. To-day the committee rescinded that action. This leaves the bill on the calendar of the House, with a favorable report from the committee. The motion to this effect was carried by a vote of 10 10 4. The committee adopted a resolution in- viting members of the Interstate Com- mission, bozrds of trade and other inter- ested persons to appear at the next meet- ing and be heard with reference to the Sherman bill. A gt Senator ¥Vgorhees Recovering. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.—The accuracy of the dispatch from La Porte, Ina., relative to Senator Voorhees ‘#s de nied by the family and the Senator's friends. Senator Voorhees is steadily re- gaining his healtn, and it 18 his intention to participate in the coming campaign in his State, as the campaign will result in the election of a Legislature whicn wiil choose Senator Voorhees’ successor. The close friends of Voorhees say that not only will he take part in that campaign, but that he expects to be re-elected Senator for another term, beginning March 4 next. [ bill in dispute in the two houses. The | s some hitch about | following are amendments made by the | the Venezuela Commission to be paid | appropriation for the military-post at 8po- | Appropriating $0,000 for expenses of the | United States marshals and deputies as | $1,000,- | salaries and fees and United | HORACE BOIES 1 THEIR CANDIDATE, Silver Advocates of Iowa Will Rule the Convention at Dubuque. GOLD MEN TO PROTEST. Although Outnumbered Three to One They Will Fight to the Last Ditch. BOOMING THE EX-GOVERNOR. Democrats Who Are Ready to De. nounce Cleveland and His “ Sound Money " Policy. DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 19.—The repre sentatives of the Democracy of the Hawk- eye Btate, who will assemble here to-mor- row, will declare for free silver in language more emphatic than that employed by any convention of the party that so far this year has adopted a platform, and will | present Horace Boies as candidate for the Presidential nomination on the Demo- cratic ticket. The ex-Governor will make an address indorsing the 16 to 1 doctrine, and receding from the attitude he has hith- erto assumed, and will announce that he places himself in the hands of friends. This is the programme as outlined by the leaders of the dominant element. @here are indications, however, that it will not be carried throngh without possi- ble scenes of turbulence and disorder. Al- though ouinumbered chree to one, the gold-standard advocates, led by ex-Con- gressman Harper, will fight to the last ditch. Tkis decision was reached at a caucus of the sound-money delegates held this after- noon and lasting for two hours. Of the 100 or more presentabout twenty discussed | the situation in all its phases and in the | outcome a committee was appointed to | take charge of the interests of the minor- ity in the convention and further, as the | | resolution read, ‘‘to protest to the end against any unprecedented action on the | | part of the majority."” | Thisnote of defiance was intended in | the main as a reply to the announced in- tention of the silverites to turn down Hon. Samuel 8. Wright of Tipton, who months | ago was selected by the State Committee | as temporary chairman and who proposed | to make a ringing sound money address, | When this came this morning to the knowledge of the white metal leaders it | was at once given out that Wright would be displaced and this afternoon a commit- tee waited upon the State Central Com- mittee and announced in behalf of the delegates from the eleventh and other Congressional districts that Wright would be regarded as persona non grata to the majority of the convention and that therefore his engacement to deliver the opening address should be canceled. Although a quorum of the State Com- mittee was present, they evaded the situa- tion by referring it to a full meeting of the body, to be held an hour before the open- ing of the convention. Tne sound-money people are in the ma- jority on the committee, and it is given | out to-night that it will stand by Wright. In this event, when his name is presented | the silver majority will nominate S. M Carr of Manchester, and who, of course, will be selected. Less thun a month ago a letter was written by ex-Governor Boies, in which he stated that he could not and would not allow his name to be usea in connection with the Presidential nomination. To-night the ex-Governor was asked whether, in the manifest sentiment of the majority of the dclegates and the plans of the leaders, he still maintained tuat posi- tion. To this he replied: “That isa mat- | ter upon which I do not wish to express myself prior to the opening of the conven- tion.” “Is that to be taken as an indication | that you have receded from your expressed determination of a month since?”’ “The United Press may draw its own references and conclusions. I am not pre- pared io answer yes or no.” 3 The conversation occurred in the ro- tunda of a big hotel and was almost drowned by shouts of “Boies for Presi- dent” that came from a crowd of his en- thusiastic friends. There is a disposition among a large number of the delegates toward including { in the platform a condemnation of the ad- ministration for its policy. There was handed around among the delegates to- night a proposed plank emanating from an Towa City Democrat and which reads: “It is the further opinion of this conve: tion that Grover Cleveland has forfeited the confidence of the people and betrayed the trust involved in his election.” The more conservative of the silverites, however, oppose any pronounced criticism of the administration. Ex-Governor Boies will head the silver delegation at large and S. B. Evaos, ex-Lieutenant Governor Be- stow of Chariton, William A. Wells of Al- ton and ex-Senator Bogan will be his asso- ciates. There are ten candidates in the fiexd. Colonel Wright arrived to-night, and on being advised of the situation, announced as his ultimatum that he would officiate as temporary chairman and make his sound- money speech, unless the majority ruled otherwise. At a caucus of silver men to-night, the gold-standard minority was vigorously de- nounced for its efforts to split the party, and it was aecided to insert a paragraph in the platform instructing the deiegates at large and the district delegates to vote asa unit for free coinage. At 11 o'clock the State Central Com- mittee went into session and received a deputation from the silver caucus, which presented 3 protest against Wright officiat- ing as temporary chairman. It was argued that this would make it impossible for the name of ex-Governor Boies to be placed in nomination. The logic of this argument was conceded by the delegation, and after it withdrew the committee decided to maintain its position and present Wright as the temporary presiding officer. - TILLMAN WILL CONTROL. Interesting Proceedings Promisea at the South Carolina Convention. COLUMBIA, 8. C., May 19.—The Demo- cratic State Convention will assemble in Columbia to-morrow. The proceedings promise to be quite interesting, inasmuch as Senators Tillman and Irby and Gover- nor Evans are members of the body. To-day the city is full of delegates and they contine to arrive on every train. All indications are that Tillman and Evans will control the convention and that no delegate will be sent to Chicago who is not willing to leave the hall in case anti- free silver action 1s taken. The platform will be in accordance with the expressed views of Senator Till- man on the money question. It is well settled that Til!lman and Evans will be delegates-at-1arge, with W. D. Evans as & possible third. Irby is to be on hand and will doubtless make a fight, but all the in- dications point to his defeat. ———— OVERWHELMINGLY FOE SILVER. Democrats of South Dakota Will Cham- pion the White Metal. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., May 19.—Reports from the various counties in the State show that the State Democratic Conven- tion, which meets to-morrow, will be overwhelmingiy for free silver. The fol- lowing counties have instructed tneir delegates for the white metal: Aurora, Botter, Day, Lake, Kingsbury, Miner, Douglas, Hutcbinson, Beadle, Yankton, Brule, Spink, Soloberts. Jareuld, Bon- homme. The only ones for gold east of the Mis- souri River are Union and Moody. The delegates slated for Chicago are: Judge Carland, J. M. Woods, Colonel W. R. Steele, 8. Ross, E. W. Miller and True Child. e PREDICTED BY NELSON. The Kentucky dilver Wing May Control the Chicago Convention. CHICAGO, ItvL., May 10.—Secretary Nel- son of the Democratic State Committee gave out a statement to-day, in which he claimed that if Kentucky goes for silver the National Convention will be controlled by that faction of the party. He declared that the fight for silver was practically won in Illinois, 304 delegates being in- structed for silver and Altgeld out of 335 so far elected throughout the State, and only. seven for gold. He said the majority of the uninstructed delegates were for silver, and even Controller Eckels’ county—La- salle—went against gold yesterday. He predicted a sweeping victory for silver in Cook County next week. -— PROHIBITIONISTS. PLANS OF Will Name Levering for President and Bain for Vice.President. CHICAGO, Irr, May 19.—For Presi- dent, Joshua A. Levering of Maryland; for Vice-President, George W. Bain of Kentucky. This is theticket that, barring unforeseen accidents, will be nominated by the National Prohibition Convention which assembles at Pittsburg next week. A canvass of the members of the various State delegations so far selected indicates that the Baltimore Prohibitionist will have a walkover for the first place on the ticket, while for the second place the Ken- tucky temperance orator is acceptable to Mr. Levering’s friends, who are willing to throw the nomination to Kentucky as a sop to the Woman’s Christian Temper- ance Union, which organization has been active in championing his claims, —— VISIT May McKINLEY. Quay Anxious to Have an Interview With the Major. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19. possible that Senator Quay will vi McKinley at his home in Canton in a few days. This visit depends on the ability of Mr. Quay to get away from Washingto “I had Loped to pay a visit to Major McKinley shortly,” said he. anxious to go to my home in Beaver and as this is but a short distance from Can- ton, I will then run over there and see Mr. McKinley. There has been a great deal of talk about McKinley’s views and it oc- curred to me that it would be a good thing to slip over there and find out how much or how little there is in all this talk.” When asked if he had any doubt as to the standing of McKinley on the financial question, he said: “Ohio has always been a battle-ground for sound money. The fight was made for sound money there under Hayes, and it has been kept up ever since. For myself, I do not think the Ohio people would favor anything else and I can hardly be- lieve that McKinley is for anything else.” igee et Ely for Clereland. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., May 19.— Hon. W. Carley Ely, Democratic State Committeeman for this district, who has just returned from Washington, says he believes Mr. Cleveland will be the Demo- cratic nominee and will be elected. At the time of the Cleveland-Hill factional fight Mr. Ely was the Hill leader in this dis- trict. e Instructed for Froe Silver. COLUMBUSE, Outo, May 19.—The Demo- cratic District Convention held at Spring- field to-day adopted without a dissenting vote a resolution instructing the delegates to Chicago to vote for the free coinage of silver without regard to the action of any other nation. James Johnson of Clark County was nominatea for Congress. MENACED BY FOREST FIRES. Two Thousand Men in Pennsylvania Have Turned Out to Battle With the Flames. BELLE FONTE, PA., May 19.—Never in the history of this section has it been overrun with such a disastrous fire as has been raging in Center and adjoining coun- ties for the past three or four days. Hun- dreds of thousands of acres of timber land have been burned, entailing great loss. The seven mountains to the south of Belle Fonte have b en burned fora dis- tance of fully twenty-five miles, at one time the entire mountain being a sheet of flames for fully ten miles. Fully 2000 men have been hard at work since Saturday night in the vain endeavor to pnt out the fire. All that was done, however, was to keep it confined to the mountain sides. In Clearfield County, closely adjoining Center, the fire has done equal damage, 1f not more, in the destruc- tion of not only a vast lot of timber, but in the burning of a number of log camps and sawmills, with thousands of feet of sawed lumber. T'he most distressing feature is that the end is not yet, as the fire continues to rage with unabated fury and there seems no possible way of com- bating it without a heavy rain. SANDWICH, Mass.,, May 19.—A terri- ble forest fire, which started at Kelly's sawmill, Tremont, y-sterday afternoon, has already done incalculable damage to property. Driven by a terrific northwest wind in the direction of Parker’s mills, and then toward White Island Pond and Halfway Pond, the most valuable cran- berry land in the world at present, it has covered an area of land more than twenty miles long and from three to six in width and totally destroying an immense area of valuable woodland. The loss cannot be estimated with any degree of accuracy, 2s the men sent into the cranberry district to flow the bogs have not as yet returned and it is feared that they will have hard work to escape from the fury of the flames with their lives. “Lam very | TWO BISHOPS - ARE SELECTED, Close of a Most Exciting Election at the M. E. Conference. SIXTEEN BALLOTS CAST. Chaplain McCabe and Earl Cranston Finally Win the Places. BOTH ARE NOTED WORKERS, Distinguished Records Made by the Two Men Raised to the Episcopacy. CLEVELAND, Omwo, May 19.—The deadlock in the Methodist Episcopal Con- ference on the Episcopal elections was broken to-day By the election of two lead- ing candidates—C. C. McCabe, the famous mission money-raiser, and Dr. Earl Crans- ton, agent of the Methodisi book concern at Cincinnati. Chaplain McCabe was chosen first on the fifteenth ballot with a plurality of eight votes. Dr. Cranston was raised to the episcopacy on the next bal- lot, baving a plurality of thirty. Bishop- Bowman, the venerable senior Bishop of the Methodist ckurch, presided over the conference, called to order for the last time this morning. Rev. Charles L. Stafford of Iowa put the conference in a great uproar by moving that the election of Bishops be indefinitely postponed. “I am satisfied,” he said, “that we do not need those Bishops, and the vote of the last few days looks as though the confer- ence thought so too. Any ten Bishops in good health could attend to all the work, | and we have fourteen, besides the two that have been declared non-effective.” Rev. Dr. Buckley said: *“To pospone this election would make this conference and our church ridiculous in the eyes of the world. Inone of the dioceses of the Prot- estant Episcopal church they have taken | fifty and sixty ballots and then adjourned | for six months to think it over, without an election, and yet the election ot a Matho- dist Bishop carries with it more power than a dozen Protestant bishoprics. The remedy | is this: Let the voting go on until we | elect a Bishop or until it becomes- plainly apparent that we cannot elect anybody.' After a long aebate the motion was de- feated. Rev. Dr. A. J. Parker started an exciting discussion by reporting from the com- mitiee on state of the church a resolution authorizing the licensing of evangelists | and for the placing of restrictions upon | traveling evangelists. Rev. Dr. Robert Forbes of Duluth said that peonle were getting converied too fast. “In some places all you have ‘o do is to hold up your hand and shout, “Come1 to Jesus!’ and yvou are saved. It will soon be so that you may get saved by sending your cabinet photograph and having it baptized. Salvation will soon be on sale by telephone and telegraph.” The report of the committee was adopted. Balloting for Bishops was then resumed, Chaplain McCabe being elected on the fifteenth and Dr. Cranston on the six- teenth. The elections were greeted with loud applanuse, | Chaplain McCabe is 58 years old. He is | of Methedist parents. He has a brother who is a professor in the Ohio Weslyean College at Delaware. He was taken pris- oner in the war and was for a time con- fined in Libby Prison. He inherited some money and by wise investment his wealth grew rapidly. Much of it had been spent in advancing the cause of Methodism. He is now worth about $65,000. He is now engaged in rais- ing money for the greay American Uni- versity to be erected in Washington, and as Bishop he will continue this work. He is considered the greatest money-raiser in the Methodist church. He is the man who first raised the cry, “A million for missions.” He raised the mission collec- tion from $709,000 to $1,250,000. Earl Crunston was a soldier in the late war and is now a member of the Loyal Legion. Heis an eloquent minister and preached for many years in Indiana, Illinois and lowa. He is a member of the Colorado Conference. He is now book agent at Cincinnati. The conference then proceeded to make nominations for the office of New York publishing agent, there being two to be elected. There were only nine candidates for the two oftices and the majority was sufficient to elect. On the first ballot Homer Eaton, the present agent, was re- elected. Another ballot was then taken. 0. R. McGee, G. P. Mains and W. M. Swindells were the leaaing candidates. Nominations were also made and one ballot taken for the two Western publish- ing agents. The result has not yet been announced, but it is probable that Dr. Lewis Curtis is re-elected. SHOT DOWN A BRUTAL MATE. Sailor Smith Awaited a Favorable Oppor- tunity for Getting a Deadly Revenge. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19.—John Farley, second officer of the British steamer Rosse, was shot and dangerously wounded yesterday by Ernest Smith, a sailor whom he had attacked. The vessel was lying at Martin’s stores, Brooklyn. | the bank, was also indicted on the charge | | institutions which survived the panic. The : Farley doubled his fist and struck the sailor a blow that felled him to the deck. Smith arose, drew his revolver and fired twice at the maue, hitting him each time. Both bullets pierced the man’s breast and he fell to the deck. He was removed to the city hospital. Smith waited until an officer boarded the vessel and arrested him. Evans and four other sailors were arrested as wit- nesses. L THE PROTESTANT METHODISTS. Sentiment in Favor of Admitting Women to the Conference. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 19.—The principal part of the day’s session of the Methodist Protestant Conference was oc- cupied by the question of seating women delegates. The committee on certificates reported in favor of the women, holding that they had become constitutionally elected. Rev. T. J. Murray delivered a caustic speech directed against “‘gag’’ rule. He moved two amendments to the propo- sition, one o as to define plainly that ministerial delegates to the general conference be either male or female, and the other to amend the constitutution, making women eligible. A motion to refer the question to the judiciary committee was carried, and ad- journment until to-morrow takeu. In the afternoon the delegates attended the lay- ing of the cornerstone of the Kansas City University. . May Festival of Musio. CINCINNATI, Omnio, May 19. — The twelfth May festival of music was inaugu- rated to-night at the new Springer hall, and will continue through the week. ‘When Theodore Thomas_ raised his baton at 7:30 o’clock this eyening the hall was comfortably filled with a brilliant assem- blage of lovers of music. The soloists were Mme. Lillian Nordica, Miss Marie Brema, Ben Davis and Watkin Mills. The selections were from Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner. e Rescued From a Burning Mine. RICHMOND, Vi, May 19.—At 2:30 this morning news reached here from Midlothian, twenty-five miles distant, stating that the Midlothian coal mine was burning, and that the men were im- prisoned in the pit, which is 600 feet deep, with an incline of 200G feet. The eleven men imprisoned were rescued unhurt early this morning. BANKING LAWS VIOLATED, Indictments Caused by a Loan of More Than Ten Per Cent of the Capital Stock. 0. E. Miller’s Mixed State of Finances Leads Up to What He Calls Spitework. ‘? DENVER, Coro., May 19.—O0. E. Miller | of Chicago, president of the Hernia Treat- ment Company, has been indicted by the Grand Jury on the charge of embezzling | §125,000 of the Commercial National | Bank’s funds. l Cbarles H. Dow, who was president of | of complicity with Miller to defraud tne | depositors, and with having violated the banking law.by loaning Miller $145,000, which was more than 10 per cent of the bank’s capital stock. Miller was a prominent man in Denver prior to the panic of 1893. His indebted- ness to the National banks of the city is | said to have aggregated $345,000; $192,000 | was obtained from the Commercial and German banks, and the remainder from American Natioral, which suspended re- cently, is said to be a creditor of Miller. | The receivers of the German and Com- | mercial have been pressing Miller fora set- tlement, but it is alleged he put them off with promises which were not kept. In- stead, it is said, he bonded his company in Chicago for $325,000, and gave none of the banks a centof the proceeds. It wason the receipt of tuis news that thé receivers of the banks withdrew objection to Mil- ler's prosecution. ‘ CHICAGO, IrL.,, May 19.—0. E. Miller, upon being advised that an indictment had been found against him by the Fed- eral grand jury at Denver on a charge of embezzlement, surrendered to United | States Marshal Arnold before the deputy who had been sent to hisoffice in the Masonic Temple could lay hands on him. Mr. Miiler said he would go to Denver gladly, and intimated that the indictment was expected by him. He added: “In another month the statute of limitations wouid have prevented my prosecution. It is all spitework. This perszcution of me | is not the work of the depositors nor of | the receiver, because I settled with them | in January, 1895. The total of my indebt- | edness to the banks of Denver was $200,000 | and I borrowed $30,000 from the Com- mercial—not $125,000.” Sy gt ot Clifford Schmidt’s Daath. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 19.—Clifford Schmidat, who for a number of years was | concert master under Thomas Damrosch | and Seidl, died at the Seely Hospital, | Brooklyn, to-day, from injuries received | Saturday evening by striking his head | against a trolley pole. He was born in | San Francisco in 186]. He leaves a widow and one daughter. | e . Anti-Toxine for Diphtheria. 8T. LOUIS, Mo.; May 19.—The City | Board of Health to-day made public the | results of the treatment of diphtheria witn anti-toxine. The report covers thirty-two cases treated, of which only fifteen were fatal. This is a percentage of 4.6, whereas | the percentage of deaths in cases not | treated with anti-toxine was sixty. | NEW TO-DAY. “At Sloane’s.” SOFA PILLOWS 250 at 50c., Regular $1.00 Each. Farley is in a critical condition at the City Hospital. There are two bullet wounds in his chest, but he may recover, as heisa man of iron constitution. The vessel sailed from England last Feb- ruary. Smith, a little, spare Jerseyman, was one of the crew. Farley struck him one day while the Rosse was1n a Brazilian port. Smith said nothing to the officer, but he told one of his shipmates that if the man ever raised his hand to him again he would have revenge. The vessel reached Brooklyn Sunday. When the crew began to prepare for the discharge of the cargo Farley, it isalleged, bezan to make matters disagreeabls for them: He punched a man named Theo- dore Evans for questioning an order. A few minutes later Farlev ordered Smith to do something. The sailor, who bad armea himself in anticipation of trouble, started to obey, but had not mved fastenough to suit the second officer. The latter made a remark which Smith construed as a threat, Turning around Smith said, “Remember you are in the United States, not Brazil.” 175 at $1.00, Regular $2.00 Each. 225 at $1.50, Regular $3.00 Each. BIGLOW BODY BRUSSELS Immerisla)line of p:(tjterns. 214 per ya B‘v’vad,vfa‘i’d a’r’:d Lined. W. & J. SLOANE & €O, CARPETS, FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY, 641-647 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. NEW TO-DAY. Smart Boy QI‘C’&S‘C’I‘S Have taken kindly lo those right swell Overplaids in those fine Scotch Fabrics. Che colorings are decidedly new and handsome. Chey’re made in the Double- RBreasted fash- fon, cleverly tailored, Ffor short - trousers wearing lads betweeon the ages of 5§ and 75 years. I you find ‘“’em’’ inother stores they'll tax you S6 for ‘em—&5 is our regular price. GChe Special Sale price is -—53‘(?- 95—— Our new Book for : Shopping by Mail : * isready. Wanta copy? Send usyour * address. Raphael’s ( Incorporated), GChe Frisco Boys, 9, 77, 713, 75 .Z’eamy Street. A@ Long Neck 1S & great thing but :.\'/aey feaa” s better Longheaded propse 92 1nlo good th1ngs Here are a /Pw gooo //S/nj.s wm STERLING SILVER Serling Sileer Solf Spoons Sterling Silver Hal Marks ;g Sterling Silver Coffee Spoons L5e Sterlirg Silver 7 oladed Pocxet Krsves 500 Ster/ing Silver Seals any lmtial Soe Stetliig Silver Scorf Holders Zoe LorgeSize tod, es” Oressing Combs, Sterling Silver Mounfea Hundreds of other NOVELTIES n? very fom prices 750 Crinding ann reooiring Razors @nd shears by skilled miech 2 speciolty 818820 MARKET 5T, FOR Fine Tailoring Perfect Fit, Best of Work at Io'du-h Prices, gfl'l* JOE POHEIM THE TAILOR. PANTS made to order from $4.08 SUITS made to order from $15.00 MY $17,50 anoc $38 SUITS ARE THE BEST if: THE STATE. 201 and 203 Montgomery St., cor. Bush 724 Market St. 1110 & 1112 Harkst S¢, SAN FRANCISCO. THESUCCESS OF THE SEASON THE LADIES GRILL ROON ——OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL. DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ancs, S THE VERY BksT ONE TU EXAMINR your eyes and fit them to sgocuclu and Eye- gissses with Instruments of his own inventiom, whose superiority has not been equaled. My suor cess Lias been due to the merits of my work. Otlice Hours—1210 4 P. M. COSMOPOLITAN, Opposite U. S, Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st, Ssa Francisco, Cal.—Ths most select famlly hotel in the city. Board and room, $1, 51 25 and $1 50 day, accordi Meals 25c. Rooms, and 750 & day. Free coach to and from the hotel Look for the coach bearing the name of the Log mopulitan Hotew WAL FAHEY, Proprietos